Improved slotting-tool holder



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Lette/rs Potent No. 99,113, dated January 25, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent `and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern: K

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SnAToN, of Putnam, in the county oflVindham, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and improvedSlotting-Tool; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a more useful and convenienttool-holder, for attachment to planers for inside slotting or grooving,such as cutting Y key-seats in wheels.

The invention consists in an improved slotting-tool holder, forattachment to an ordinary tool-carrying device of a planer, to projecttherefrom parallel with the planer-bed, so as to work through the eye ofa wheel,

standing ou its face on the planer-bed, and carrying a 4 tool at theprojecting end, transversely thereto, and

the hinged tool-holder of a planer, by passing through a round holetherein, so as to project horizontally therefrom. It is secured by twonuts, B C, screwing on the said end, one in front of the saidtool-holder 'of the planer, and the otherbehind, by which it is firmlyclamped to its seat.

The frpnt end is provided with a cutter, D, seated in a transversemortise, and held by a set-screw, E, screwing in the end, at the centre,against the said cutter. y

This simple tool-holder may be readily applied at any time, and byloosening -the nut B, may be adjusted for cutting either at the bottomof the hole, as the l wheel stands on the planex'ebed, or the top, orany` other part.

Having thus described my invention,

'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The improvedtool-holder, consisting of stock A, constructed as shown, nuts B C, andfastening-screw E, eachof said parts being arranged, and the wholeoperating ona planer, in the `manner specified.

XVILLIAM SEATON.

Witnesses:

H. JOHNSON, BENJAMIN SEATGN.

